Super Scribblenauts Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

Equip the wings and fly through the obstacle course, steering clear of the large spiked balls that periodically rise and descend on gusts of air. It's easiest to go over the first three, and of course under the fourth.

How to Beat S2-2

Key Phrases

Large Balloon || Powerful Fan || Mini Air Vent

This stage can be tricky. As it starts, you can press a switch. That will cause belts to push a starite toward Maxwell, but the starite will take awhile to arrive. In the meantime, a block will fall from above and land on a switch, causing the panel where Max is standing to rise toward a spiked ceiling. The easiest thing to do here is to affix a large balloon to the crate when the starite is about halfway to Max, before Max hits his head on the spikes. That'll cause the crate to float away from the switch and the blue platform will lower again. Then it's easy to collect the starite.

A second possibility is to make a powerful fan and set it to the side of the starite so that you blow it down one ledge. You need to quickly follow the starite's progress and use the 'L' button to turn the fan to face the startite and push it down another level. If you're quick enough, you can get the starite down to the ledge where Max is positioned in time for him to collect it ahead of a collision with the spiked ceiling.

A third solution is to make a mini air vent and place it in the lower area where you know the crate will fall, next to the switch. Then when you press the switch, the starite can take all the time it needs to descend. You can give Max wings to fly up toward where it will appear if you want to speed things up while you're waiting.

How to Beat S2-3

Key Phrases

Rope, Speedy Wings || Chain, Rapid Jet Pack || Quick Rocket Pack

You need to ascend a wide, high vertical area where spiked balls are held to air vents by rope and floating exactly where you need to go. You can tie them to the sides of the shaft with more rope and then equip Max with wings to fly up and through the spaces that you create to reach the starite at the top of the shaft. If you have a speed-enhancing adjective going, you can afford to brush against the metal balls and push through openings (as long as the balls are tied to nearby anchors) without losing all of your life before reaching the top of the shaft.

How to Beat S2-4

Key Phrases

Wings, Thin Steel Door || Rocket Pack, Gate || Jet Pack, Bridge

There are wires along either side of a ledge where Max is standing. Passing through either one will put the starite at risk of floating up and being destroyed along some spikes. To prevent that, equip Maxwell with flying gear. Now place something durable and of the appropriate size at the top of the shaft so that it blocks the starite from connecting with the spikes once it is released. Head right through the wire and down and around to a narrow opening from which the starite will eventually emerge. Wait there as the starite jiggles against the obstruction and works slowly to the right and to Max's waiting hands. Note that if you see the star jiggling its way to the opening on the other side, you'll want to quickly fly around and wait there instead, of course. Pay close attention!

How to Beat S2-5

Key Phrases

Wings, Anvil || Speedy Rocket Pack, Weight || Quick Jet Pack, Boulder

For this stage, if you're patient you won't have any trouble at all. First equip the rapid wings on Maxwell. Watch to the right and let the explosive barrels destroy the land mass so that the green switch settles to the watery floor. Then set an upside down anvil on the switch to raise the gate to the right. Then it's time to make a rush to the starite on the stage's right side. Wait for the lightning to disappear from the nearest cloud, then quickly fly to the right and past the first gap in the ceiling from which the explosive barrels fall. You'll have a wide area of ceiling overhead, so position yourself somewhere below the center of that. Then look to the right and watch for another such opening with the next barrel/cloud combination. Fly through when it's safe and collect the starite.

How to Beat S2-6

Key Phrases

N/A

Flip the red and blue switches and head right to push on the purple switch. The starite should roll down to where Max is located so that you can step over and collect it.

How to Beat S2-7

Key Phrases

Raincloud, Large Balloon || Storm, Air Vent || Blizzard, Air Duct

You need to pull the red and orange switches in this stage to drop a starite so that Max can reach it, but doing so will require dropping boulders so that they fall on switches and release a fox and a wolf. That's not a good combination for a chicken. Start by making a raincloud over the fire (just below the chicken's position on the blue ledge). Now you can head to the right and flip the rightmost of the light blue levers. That'll drop a boulder onto the blue switch to the lower right. The chicken will drop down to the area where the fire was previously positioned. Now attach two large balloon to the boulder so that it rises and releases the pressure on the blue switch, closing in the chicken again. Now you can drop the middle two boulders using the middle levers. Lift them away from the switches using more large balloons. You can remove some balloons by dragging them to the trash (though you shouldn't remove the first pair that are keeping the chicken healthy) after those levers are pulled, if you're running out of items to use. Then drop into the space and activate the orange and red switches. Now the starite drops within range and you can collect it to finish the stage.

For subsequent runs, a different trick works. Just to be safe, start with storms that put out the fire. Then place air ducts of some sort so that they blow the two predator animals against the outer wall of their cages, so that they can't get at the chicken. These need to be placed just inside each cage so that the chicken can't interfere with their placement. Now you set an air duct of some sort just below the middle right barrier. Pull the lever to drop the boulder and let the vent blow the boulder off to the right. Now move that same duct left and repeat the same process on the left middle space. You can now safely flip both levers, dropping the starite so that you can easily collect it.

This is a bit of an obstacle course with a starite hanging in the balance. Drop an anvil on the explosive barrel located over Max's head. Then put a raincloud over the upper left flames. When those disappear, move the cloud out of your way. Equip rapid wings on Maxwell. Fly up and around the outer perimeter of the area. When you get to the blue tripwire near spikes, just below the starite, quickly zip through and up toward the starite. You should be able to beat the spiked ball to the starite as the fan is activated.

This is a more challenging stage with lots of explosive barrels positioned along a maze of sorts. There also are spiked balls. Explosions and spiked balls, along with kindling from fires, can break the starite waiting at the bottom. You need to reach the starite without letting it get destroyed.

There are a few tricks that work here. The first method is to create an immovable steel bridge and set it in the air just above the bottom fire. Now make a gun for Maxwell and have him shoot the top barrel, on the first ledge. That will set up a chain reaction and will destroy most of the obstacles in your way. Now equip rapid wings and a hoe. Head down and toward the left, digging your way through the soft sand. You may have to pick up the gun to explode a few last barrels. Work down, left and around to the barrel where the starite rests. Quickly rush against it and you should collect the starite before it explodes.

A second trick is to equip Max with the Speedy Jet Pack. Have him fly up and to the left as far as he can. Then place an airduct facing left on the top row to blow stuff left, then again on the next row. You can continue to place ducts below barrels and the like to blow threats upward and away from the starite, then fly down and collect it. You may have to use other tools along the way. Repeat either process with similar items (note that immobile in particular is a useful property) to finish the stage a third time.

Make wings for Max, then an immobile rope. Set one end of the rope an inch or two below the star and the other end just above the spikes to its lower right, so that there is a diagonal slide that leads down to the pit with a closed gate. Now fly to the right to position Max below that pit. As he does, that will trip a wire and cause the platform on which the star rests to vanish. If you placed the rope properly (it seems like attaching its base to the rightmost spike helps), the star will fall down onto the rope, slide down to the right and pass through an opening that appears as the gate opens. Max will collect the starite just like that! You may have to move a little more quickly on subsequent runs.

Place an invincible rock on each of the four fans, which will lure down the iron traps from above. Then equip wings and you can fly safely to the right to collect the starite.

How to Beat S2-12

Key Phrases

Wings, Balloon, Airduct || Rocket Pack, Wire, Large Air Vent || Kite

Give each monkey a pair of wings. Attach two balloon items to the star to make it float up toward the surface. Then you can make airduct items to help blow the balloons and star in the direction you want as they head up through two openings. You'll have to produce one of those two openings by having Max flip the red switch at the top of the stage. Sometimes, managing the movement of the starite can be a real pain. You can use just the standard vents and the larger ones as needed to keep monkeys and the prize from slipping through your fingers. For the last time you attempt the puzzle, you should attach a kite to the starite, then a kite to that kite and a kite to that kite and so forth to create a trail of kites that can quickly rise to the top and through each opening.

Your goal here is to avoid touching anything. Make a kite and attach it to the starite. Then attach two more. The starite should lift into the air and eventually drop down to the side of the top of the vertical shaft where explosives are placed. Bring a fan into play. Have it blow the starite left, and move the fan so that it is on the led and keeps the starite pushed left up the hill. Then drop a pin down the shaft to blow up the explosives. Now you can attach wings to Max. Have him fly up to the base of the shaft. Let a fan blow the starite down the hill now, through the shaft's opening so that it drops down and into Max's waiting hands.

For a second go, use a balloon instead of a kite. That'll lift the starite up into the air long enough for you to drop an item such as the small rock down the shaft to detonate explosives. Then equip Max with a rocket pack and have him fly up to the base of the shaft. Throw out the balloon and the starite will fall down the shaft and reach Max.

For a third attempt, put a huge avian vacuum at the top of the shaft. It should suck up the starite and in a moment, deposit the starite on an upper bank. Now you can remove the vacuum and position an airduct so that it blows the starite further up the bank, out of the way of any impending explosions. Drop something like a tiny anvil down the shaft to detonate the explosives. Now quip Max with a jet pack and have him fly to the base of the shaft. Position your airduct now to blow the starite back down the bank and into the hole so that it will fall down to Max.

This is your final challenge and it's a complicated one... if you play fair. You can use an exploding barrel to eliminate the bat and another to take out the spider. It also works on the stalagmites and stalactites (in conjunction with an airduct). You can also make a bridge across the large gap along the bottom of the area by placing an immobile large crate and an immobile crate next to one another in the pit, with their tops flush with the ground. The bridge is just a precaution, as you can usually get a descending balloon and starite safely across that gap using an airduct or fan.

With those initial preparations out of the way, attach two balloon items to your starite and let it rise up to the top ceiling. From there, blow it right with an airduct and then remove the balloons so that it drops into the water. Another airduct will push it to the right, where you can reattach some balloons and use yet another airduct to blow it further to the right. Now to finish the stage, just apply and remove balloons as necessary to make the starite descend along the right, vertical shaft and then blow left across your makeshift bridge and through the narrow space to reach Maxwell.

Fortunately, there are some easy-as-pie alternative solutions. Just make an microscopic spaceship and place it over Maxwell. Then you can fly around and collect the starite. The hardest part is passing through the spike trap, but even that should be a breeze. You can use the same general technique with the ultramicroscopic UFO and a teensy flying car.